With apologies for the scatological pun… As a requirement of my surgery, my intestines must be empty. This involves a liquid diet for today and tomorrow. And just to be sure, two 10-ounce bottles of Magensium Citrate. Dr. Friedman suggested that I take the first bottle at bedtime on Saturday night, “as it takes about…
Had my pre-op with Dr. Friedman yesterday. Naturally, my first question was whether I could bring my laptop/iPhone to the hospital with me. (Yes – as long as Tom is watching it while I’m in surgery/recovery.) He and a nurse-practitioner examined me. He seemed cheerful and optimistic about the surgery. He remains confident that he’ll…
The doctors sprung me for our long-planned trip to Florid (read: WDW), from whence I currently post. Not much more news to share until after my pre-op on Tuesday morning…
I don’t see the oncologist until Thursday morning (9th), but my GP called to let me know that the report on my CT scan is that it shows “no evidence of metastatic disease.” That would seem to indicate, pending confirmation from the oncologist, that a hysterectomy may do the trick on its own. So we’re…
Many people (all of them women; understandable, seeing as men don’t have an immediate concern about uterine cancer) have asked me how I came to be diagnosed. The answer is: with thanks to a vigilant gynecologist. The timeline goes something like this. On January 20 2009 (I know this because it was Inauguration Day), I began…
I’ve long thought about writing a blog, but talked myself out of it since the amazing Bumble Ward already writes Miss Whistle’s Whistling, the blog I myself would want to write. So I’ve not started a blog before this, because I didn’t have anything in particular to post on a blog. Until July 2, 2009,…
Coming soon. Soon as in, I need to figure out WordPress. In the meantime, you can follow me on Twitter.